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AISD Holds Press Conference at Back-to-school Bash
AUSTIN, TX—Austin ISD and the City of Austin will hold a press conference during the Back-to-school Bash on Saturday.Who: Austin ISD Superintendent Meria Carstarphen, AISD Police Chief Eric Mendez and Austin City Council member Laura Morrison.
School Renaming Task Force
Notice: This Committee is Currently Inactive Meetings The following are the School Renaming Task Force regular meeting dates for the 2018 school year. School Renaming Task Force meetings are normally scheduled from 6–8 p.m. in the Board Auditorium of the Carruth Administration Center located at 1111 W. Sixth St. unless specified otherwise.
Human Sexuality and Responsibility Curriculum Revision Meetings
Austin ISD Office of Academics and Social and Emotional Learning will host the last in the series of three meetings for families to address the revision of the Human Sexuality and Responsibility Curricula for elementary and middle schools. We invite you to attend a meeting on Nov. 15 at Eastside Memorial Early College High School.
Human Sexuality and Responsibility Curriculum Revision Meetings
Austin ISD Office of Academics and Social and Emotional Learning hosts the second of three meetings for families to address the revision of the Human Sexuality and Responsibility Curricula for elementary and middle schools. We invite you to attend a meeting Nov. 13 at Lanier ECHS or Nov. 15 at Eastside Memorial ECHS. Meetings are scheduled from 6–7:30 p.m. and will have the same content.
STAAR Information for your family / Informacion sobre la STAAR para su familia
Dear Austin ISD families, Thank you for your on-going support and participation in your child’s education. We continue to recognize how resilient students have been in the face of the many challenges we’ve all encountered this year. Students have seized on opportunities to enhance their use of technology, grow academically, and continue learning.
Classes Canceled at Palm ES following Power Outages
Based on information recently obtained from the City of Austin’s Energy Department, classes will be canceled at Palm Elementary School for the remainder of the day due to power outages.
Austin ISD Seeks Name Submissions for Blazier Relief School
Austin ISD is seeking suggestions for naming the new Blazier Relief School, which will open in August to provide relief to Blazier Elementary School. The New Blazier Relief School was approved as part of the 2017 Bond program. Blazier Elementary School will transition into a primary campus, housing kindergarten through second grade; and the new relief school will serve the intermediate…
LBJ ECHS Band Embraces Challenges and HBCU Spirit
By Paul Stinson It was the Monday before Jamboree at LBJ High School and neither LBJ Director of Bands Byron Goble nor the trio of drum majors gathered in his office knew how large the prowl of marching Jaguars would be on the big day. “We have random amount of people showing up,” LBJ senior and drum major Manuel Lopez said. “It’s not always guaranteed that the person is going to come and that’…
Austin ISD Celebrates Grand Opening of McCallum Arts Center
Austin, TX— The nationally recognized McCallum Fine Arts Academy has a new home at the magnificent McCallum Arts Center (MAC), located at McCallum High School. The Austin Independent School District (AISD) and the Friends of the McCallum Fine Arts Academy celebrated the grand opening on Friday, September 30 with an open house and performances by McCallum dance students, choir, band, …
Summer Vision 2020: Edition 9, Aug. 6 / Visión del Verano de 2020: Edición 9, 6 de agosto
Need to Know: Aug. 6 Meeting Today, the Austin ISD Board of Trustees will discuss the possibility of revising the first day of school on the current board approved calendar to Sept. 8, 2020. The proposed calendar change would be followed by four weeks of remote learning and an additional four weeks to phase in on-campus learning.